Secondary award recipients 2019
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Anderson, Jack
Whangaroa College
Understand how digital technology impacts on the teaching and learning needs of schools, teachers and students in the 21st century.
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Biggs, Karene
Palmerston North Girls' High School
Explore educative mentoring or coaching for experienced teachers through guided study and school visits in New Zealand and Australia. Take part in a mentoring conference or an educational leadership programme at Harvard.
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Brinsden, Karen
Botany Downs Secondary College
Spend time with the Visible Learning Community to engage further with John Hattie's work and James Nottingham and his work with 'Challenging Learning'. Visit Microsoft facilitators (Seattle) to review their leadership, curriculum, and pedagogical processes and resources to challenge our thinking as we review our junior curriculum and the potential changes to level 1 NCEA.
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Brokenshire, Ann
Hillmorton High School
Research and capture the experiences, wisdom, and learning of principals who guided their schools through and beyond the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch.
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Brooks, Peter
Freyberg High School
Attend the Harvard course Leadership an Evolving Vision and the International Principals’ Conference. Reflect on where our school is now and what strategy is needed to move the school forward to best prepare our students for their future.
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Bryan, Steve
St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
Visit and work in a secondary school in Samoa offering services to support and understand leadership, administration, and teaching and learning. Travel to Dublin to engage in a programme at the Mercy International Centre.
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Clothier-Simmonds, Rachel
Otamatea High School
Research the concept of wellbeing for staff and students in the New Zealand and English education systems, by visiting schools in both countries to see how this is put into practice and their perceived success.
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Coughlan, Nick
One Tree Hill College
Research the transition of students from our contributing schools, with specific reference to Māori and Pasifika students. Visit all contributing schools and interview students, teachers and parents.
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Couillault, Vaughan
Papatoetoe High School
Explore modern ways, in particular digital solutions, of satisfying the reporting requirements of NAG 2 that allow for real-time, up-to-date achievement and progress reporting.
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Geerlofs, Rick
Kaikorai Valley College
Research innovative practices that are operating outside of the norm that we could modify to fit our school setting and better meet student academic and pastoral needs. Visit schools in New Zealand and overseas and attend a conference.
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Graham, Lindy
Craighead Diocesan School
Investigate what leadership practices, curriculum opportunities, and multi-faceted approaches promote student wellbeing, learning and achievement in New Zealand state-integrated (Anglican) schools.
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Gunn, Catherine
Sacred Heart Girls' College (Ham)
Research innovative schools that are redesigning modern pedagogy and curriculum experiences to prepare students for an ever-changing future.
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Hall, Steve
Wakatipu High School
Undertake the Leadership: An Evolving Vision course at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Connect theory and practice, and develop in a number of areas that are important for the leadership of our school.
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Hamill, Clive
Melville High School
Complete a Masters of Educational Leadership. Investigate the challenge of stress on secondary principal performance and wellbeing in the Central North Island.
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Harris, Ngaire
Hauraki Plains College
Research and develop an organised framework for a future-focused curriculum that foregrounds and integrates real and relevant contexts, the development of curriculum content, and the 21st century capabilities and character strengths needed by our learners.
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Hill, Nic
Christchurch Boys' High School
Attend an executive leadership course and shadow high-performing leaders to reflect on and develop my own authentic leadership.
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Hogarty, Myles
De La Salle College
Investigate initiatives that schools in New Zealand and Great Britain are using to raise the educational outcomes of priority learners. Examine successful strategies these schools use to engage parents and families in their child's education.
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Keenan, Philip
Stratford High School
Investigate how we can engage students using a basis of Sport in Education, particularly for students who are at-risk of leaving school early, by visiting schools within New Zealand and Australia.
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Lomax, Tina
Kingslea School
Strengthen our response to the increasingly complex needs of our students. In particular, research strategies to facilitate learning for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and gaps in social and emotional skills.
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McGuinness, Paul
Campion College
Review literature on Innovative Learning Environments and their impact on student engagement.
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Morris, James
Darfield High School
Research the relationship between principals and boards of trustees by attending the Canada International Conference on Education and visiting schools.
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O'Shea, Gary
Nelson College
From teacher to manager: the role of the academic middle manager in secondary schools.
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Olsen, Paul
St Kevins College (Oamaru)
Investigate and evaluate successful strategies for enhancing agentic learning through reading, school visits, and reflection time.
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Pasley, Sandy
Baradene College
Research best practice in STEM education in schools in the USA and UK, and ways of enhancing oracy development in the UK.
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Paterson, Kathy
Lincoln High School
Review middle management structures and professional development opportunities for middle leaders in future-focused secondary schools.
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Potter, Maria
Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)
Investigate the wellbeing and personal resilience of Pasifika girls.
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Ropati, Iva
Howick College
Research how schools change or adapt school systems and structures to deliberately support the achievement of boys.
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Shaw, Tony
Catholic Cathedral College
Continue research into school improvement and raising outcomes for all students, including visiting Melbourne University to study and learn about professional learning communities.
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Solomon, Alec
Tikipunga High School
Research student wellbeing through a literature review, visiting schools and other institutions.
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Sumich, Luke
Ormiston Junior College
Research to help implement the next stage of curriculum delivery at Ormiston Junior College, with a two part focus: relationships and their impact on learning, and learning that crosses subjects (interdisciplinary).
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Tuhoro, Helen
Tarawera High School
Explore and visit future-focused learning spaces.
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Vanderlaan, Thomas
Waiuku College
Interview leaders, across-school teachers, in-school teachers and principals in five kāhui ako, and review published material.
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Walker, Tracy
Waitaki Girls' High School
Research how other schools are implementing competencies to build resilience in learning and develop a growth mindset in learners.
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Walsh, Patrick
John Paul College
Interview community of learning project leaders about best practice in relation to achievement challenges, self-review practices, accountability structures, and leadership styles.
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Watson, Greg
Mt Roskill Grammar
Participate in the National Coaching Symposium 2019 and visit secondary schools in the UK and Australia where coaching is developing middle leadership, and influencing teacher pedagogy and student engagement.
